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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 60. <br></br> Outcomes at all adjudicative levels, by year of application, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="3">Year</th>
<th rowspan="3">Total</th>
<th rowspan="3">Pending final decision</th>
<th rowspan="3">Technical denials <sup>a</sup></th>
<th colspan="4">Medical decisions</th>
<th rowspan="3">Award rate <sup>d</sup> (percent)</th>
<th rowspan="3">Allowance rate <sup>e</sup> (percent)</th>
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<th colspan="2">Denials</th>
<th colspan="2">Allowances</th>
</tr>
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<th>Medical</th>
<th>Subsequent nonmedical <sup>b</sup></th>
<th>Awards</th>
<th>Subsequent denials <sup>c</sup></th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      66,234</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      14,544</td>
<td class="r data">      10,639</td>
<td class="r data">         189</td>
<td class="r data">      40,778</td>
<td class="r data">          84</td>
<td class="r data">    61.6</td>
<td class="r data">    79.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      74,383</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      16,286</td>
<td class="r data">      11,486</td>
<td class="r data">         230</td>
<td class="r data">      46,308</td>
<td class="r data">          73</td>
<td class="r data">    62.3</td>
<td class="r data">    79.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      79,118</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      18,246</td>
<td class="r data">      12,636</td>
<td class="r data">         363</td>
<td class="r data">      47,787</td>
<td class="r data">          86</td>
<td class="r data">    60.4</td>
<td class="r data">    78.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      81,021</td>
<td class="r data">          41</td>
<td class="r data">      18,245</td>
<td class="r data">      13,536</td>
<td class="r data">         379</td>
<td class="r data">      48,722</td>
<td class="r data">          98</td>
<td class="r data">    60.2</td>
<td class="r data">    77.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      84,548</td>
<td class="r data">          69</td>
<td class="r data">      19,685</td>
<td class="r data">      14,424</td>
<td class="r data">         464</td>
<td class="r data">      49,801</td>
<td class="r data">         105</td>
<td class="r data">    59.0</td>
<td class="r data">    77.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      82,351</td>
<td class="r data">         150</td>
<td class="r data">      19,320</td>
<td class="r data">      14,916</td>
<td class="r data">         503</td>
<td class="r data">      47,330</td>
<td class="r data">         132</td>
<td class="r data">    57.6</td>
<td class="r data">    75.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      82,584</td>
<td class="r data">         337</td>
<td class="r data">      19,227</td>
<td class="r data">      15,604</td>
<td class="r data">         552</td>
<td class="r data">      46,738</td>
<td class="r data">         126</td>
<td class="r data">    56.8</td>
<td class="r data">    74.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      79,640</td>
<td class="r data">       1,455</td>
<td class="r data">      19,008</td>
<td class="r data">      14,365</td>
<td class="r data">         632</td>
<td class="r data">      44,043</td>
<td class="r data">         137</td>
<td class="r data">    56.3</td>
<td class="r data">    74.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      77,551</td>
<td class="r data">       6,089</td>
<td class="r data">      18,785</td>
<td class="r data">      12,683</td>
<td class="r data">         751</td>
<td class="r data">      39,112</td>
<td class="r data">         131</td>
<td class="r data">    54.7</td>
<td class="r data">    74.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      74,724</td>
<td class="r data">       9,030</td>
<td class="r data">      18,849</td>
<td class="r data">      11,733</td>
<td class="r data">         774</td>
<td class="r data">      34,240</td>
<td class="r data">          98</td>
<td class="r data">    52.1</td>
<td class="r data">    73.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      64,894</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      14,412</td>
<td class="r data">      10,186</td>
<td class="r data">         189</td>
<td class="r data">      40,023</td>
<td class="r data">          84</td>
<td class="r data">    61.7</td>
<td class="r data">    79.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      73,112</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      16,176</td>
<td class="r data">      11,100</td>
<td class="r data">         230</td>
<td class="r data">      45,533</td>
<td class="r data">          73</td>
<td class="r data">    62.3</td>
<td class="r data">    80.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      77,724</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      18,060</td>
<td class="r data">      12,221</td>
<td class="r data">         360</td>
<td class="r data">      46,998</td>
<td class="r data">          85</td>
<td class="r data">    60.5</td>
<td class="r data">    78.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      79,585</td>
<td class="r data">          38</td>
<td class="r data">      18,063</td>
<td class="r data">      13,072</td>
<td class="r data">         376</td>
<td class="r data">      47,940</td>
<td class="r data">          96</td>
<td class="r data">    60.3</td>
<td class="r data">    78.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      82,730</td>
<td class="r data">          69</td>
<td class="r data">      19,322</td>
<td class="r data">      13,988</td>
<td class="r data">         454</td>
<td class="r data">      48,796</td>
<td class="r data">         101</td>
<td class="r data">    59.0</td>
<td class="r data">    77.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      80,710</td>
<td class="r data">         148</td>
<td class="r data">      18,994</td>
<td class="r data">      14,506</td>
<td class="r data">         498</td>
<td class="r data">      46,433</td>
<td class="r data">         131</td>
<td class="r data">    57.6</td>
<td class="r data">    75.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      80,917</td>
<td class="r data">         335</td>
<td class="r data">      18,916</td>
<td class="r data">      15,192</td>
<td class="r data">         547</td>
<td class="r data">      45,803</td>
<td class="r data">         124</td>
<td class="r data">    56.8</td>
<td class="r data">    74.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      78,070</td>
<td class="r data">       1,446</td>
<td class="r data">      18,746</td>
<td class="r data">      13,997</td>
<td class="r data">         629</td>
<td class="r data">      43,115</td>
<td class="r data">         137</td>
<td class="r data">    56.3</td>
<td class="r data">    74.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      76,141</td>
<td class="r data">       6,046</td>
<td class="r data">      18,528</td>
<td class="r data">      12,372</td>
<td class="r data">         747</td>
<td class="r data">      38,318</td>
<td class="r data">         130</td>
<td class="r data">    54.7</td>
<td class="r data">    74.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      73,319</td>
<td class="r data">       8,990</td>
<td class="r data">      18,622</td>
<td class="r data">      11,434</td>
<td class="r data">         772</td>
<td class="r data">      33,404</td>
<td class="r data">          97</td>
<td class="r data">    51.9</td>
<td class="r data">    73.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       1,241</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         115</td>
<td class="r data">         409</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         717</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    57.8</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       1,164</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          91</td>
<td class="r data">         351</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         722</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    62.0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       1,260</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         155</td>
<td class="r data">         371</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         730</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    57.9</td>
<td class="r data">    66.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       1,295</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         161</td>
<td class="r data">         410</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">         717</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    55.5</td>
<td class="r data">    63.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       1,477</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         259</td>
<td class="r data">         402</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         804</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    54.4</td>
<td class="r data">    66.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       1,319</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         228</td>
<td class="r data">         357</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         727</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    55.2</td>
<td class="r data">    66.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       1,311</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         220</td>
<td class="r data">         367</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         720</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    54.9</td>
<td class="r data">    66.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       1,177</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">         182</td>
<td class="r data">         323</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">         660</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    56.5</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       1,129</td>
<td class="r data">          36</td>
<td class="r data">         198</td>
<td class="r data">         284</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         607</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    55.5</td>
<td class="r data">    67.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       1,068</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         159</td>
<td class="r data">         261</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         613</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    59.2</td>
<td class="r data">    70.0</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">          99</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          17</td>
<td class="r data">          44</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          38</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    38.4</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         107</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          53</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    49.5</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         134</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          31</td>
<td class="r data">          44</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          59</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    44.0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         141</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          54</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          65</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    46.4</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         341</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         104</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         201</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    58.9</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         322</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          98</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         170</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    52.8</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         356</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          91</td>
<td class="r data">          45</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         215</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    60.7</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         393</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          80</td>
<td class="r data">          45</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         268</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    68.2</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         281</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          59</td>
<td class="r data">          27</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         187</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    68.2</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         337</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">          68</td>
<td class="r data">          38</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         223</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    67.8</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data for the initial and reconsideration levels are current through June 2018. Data for the hearing level or above are current through July 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the award and allowance rates will change over time. Cases can be pending at the initial or appellate levels and can include either medical or technical issues. <br></br> Data include decisions for Social Security�only applications and applications for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI); they do not include SSI-only applications. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> a. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons; therefore no decision was made on severity of impairment. <br></br> b. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons after a decision was made that the applicant did not meet the medical severity criteria for disability benefits. <br></br> c. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons after a decision was made that the applicant met the medical severity criteria for disability benefits. <br></br> d. Rate determined by dividing awards by all applications minus pending claims for that year. <br></br> e. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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